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v W. 'HALKYAR'D. MACHINE FOR SETTING LAGI-NG HO0KS.,

in Machines for UNITED Y STATES \VILLIAM IIALKYARD, OF

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MACHINE FOR SETTING LACING=HOOKS.

SPECIFICATION forming" part of Letters Patent No.

Application filed December 1, 1890. seen No,

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

.Be it known that I, WILLIAM IiALKYnRna citizen ofthe United States, residing at Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, have invented eertain new and useful Improvement-s Setting Lacing Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to machines for set- I lung or fastening metallic lacing-hooks upon leather or other material; and it consists in a reciproeated feeding-receptacle having an open side, which is directedto'ward a guiding-wall and toward a feed-track arranged in proximity to said wall, whereby a portion of the lacing-hooks, after being raised by the upward movement of the feedingn'eeeptade,

along said deposited upon the track with their heads arranged between the track and the wall ixr-proper-pr sition to be ted to the Setting mechanism. 1

It also consists in providing a frictionallyoperated clcaring;finger, in combination with the feed-track and eeptaole to prevent a'lacing-hook from being caught between the top of one side of the re eeptacle and'the upper edge of an opening in a sidewall, throngh'which the track is made to pass. I t

It also consists in a reciprocated plunger provided with an improved raceway-track, which is adapted to receive the lacing-hooks from the feed-track singly and coinluet them to the setting-head ofthe plunger.

It also consists in a reeiproeated plunger providedwith a swinging head adapted to nc= oeive the lacing-hook .from'the raceway-track and carry it to as properseiitingposition over the anvil.

It also consists in improved devices for re tainingthe laeing-hook in position upon the holding-rest of the swinging head while in its transit from the lineof the raceway-track to its setting position over the anvil.

It also 'consists in improved'means l'or cansing the required rocking movement of the swinging head and in the i mprovcd construction of the holding-rest to fit the postof the lacing-hook.

Figure 1 represents a side view oi my improved machine for setting layinghoohs, showing the plunger in its highest position responding a reciprocate-d feeding-re- 454,114, dated June 16, 1891. 373,233. (Narmada)- with the feeding-reeeptaele Tor the lacing hooks at its lowest position. Fig. 2 repre sends a similar view showing the positions of the plunger and feeding-receptacle reversed. Fig.'3 represents an end view corto the position of the parts shown in Fig. 2 with a portion broken away to show the feeding-receptacle. Fig. 4 represents an enlarged side view of the lower end of the plunger. Fig. 5 represents a view of the lower end of the plunger, taken ata right angle to the view shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a bottom viewof the plunger, showing the swinging headin its receiving position. Figs. 7 and 8 represent the swinging head as in its lower position, Fig. 7 being a side'view and Fig. 8 a bottom view. Fig. 9 represents a section taken on the line-m .n of Fig. 4.. Fig. 10 represents a section taken on the line 1 y of Fig.7. I

In the accompanying drawings, 10 represents the frame or the machine, which is adapted to be secured to the top of the table or bench and provided with the ear-s1], which holdthe sliding plunger 12, the said plunger being operated in its Ul){li1(l-(l0\\;'li movement 31 means of the lever 14 to the frame and the link or rod treadle of the machine. The reciprocating feeding-receptacle i6 is open at .the side 17' adjacent to the guiding-wall 1S, and has a. vertical reciprocating movement along the said wall, the said movement being obtained through the link 19, (see Fig. 3,) which iseon nectcd with a treadle, by means of which the machine is operated.

To the guiding-wall 18 is attached by suit able means an inclined fetal-track 20, which is adapted to catch and retain a number of- Lhe lacing-hooks front the feeding-reeepta'icle 16 while the mass oi the said hooks are making their downward movement along the side of the guiding-wall, the traekand the said guidiI'ig-wall being made of snllicient width to loosely hold the heads oi the hooks, so that only those books which are properly presented will be caught and retained upon the track.

At the side of the'plun rer 12 is secured by suitable means a-liat plate constituting the racewaytraek which extends for nearly 13, which is pivoted at connected by means of 15 with the foot board or' space between the I the whole length of the plunger and is recessed at 2.; lacing-hi'iok from the l'eed-t rack :30 to the edge of the raceway-track '29, which forms one side 5 ol' tlle raceway 24, through which the lacii'lghooks are dropped by gravity one at a time to the holding-rest 35, the said holding-rest forming a part of the swinging head 2H, which is journaled by means of the spindle '37 to the cars 31 at the lower end ol the plunger. The upper extension 28 ol the raceway-track is arranged in line'with the lower end of the feed-track and will form a stop at the downward position of the plunger, against which the lacing-hooks on the feed-track will rest, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2. To the plunger 12 is attached a separating stop-wire 29, so arranged that as the plunger ascends the said wire will. be. caused to pass between the first and second lacing-hooks on the fced-traek,and thus allow only the lirst lacing-hook to pass into the recess 23 and thence drop 'through the raceway it. to the .holding-rest, 25 and engagement with the slidiz5 ing stop 30. (See Fig. 1.) It will thushe Ell. derstood that one and only one lacing-hook will be allowed to enter the raceway ill at each upward movement of the plunger. The sliding stop rests in a longitudinal groove or recess 2], made in the spindle .37, and is caused to enter the path of the descending. lacing-hook by means of the spiral spring 32, one end ol which rests against a. shoulder on the said sliding stop, while its opposite end rests againstthe collar 33;, wheh is made t'ast on the spindle and also serves to retain the sliding stop in the recess 21. The spindle 27 is also provided with a collar ll, having in its periphery gearteeth 335, which are in engagement with similar teeth provided at; one end of the lever l l,the said lever being pivoted to the plunger, so that a rocking movement will he imparted thereto by engagementwith the stationarv pin or roller 37, which is supported on the arm 38, attached to the lower spindle-supportin car ll of the frame il In Fig. 5 the roller i7 is represented in dotted lines, and when the plunger is moved downward the upper end of the lever lit will come in contact with the said roller 37, whereby the l ver will he rocked, so as to cause the spindle 27 to turn through one quarter ol. a revolution, and thus carry the lacing-hook from its horizontal position as recei\ ed upon the holdiug-rest 25 (see Fig. fl) to a vertical position, (see Figs. 2 and 10,) ready to be set; in the leather or other mat rial and liealsor-liaehed by comingin contact with the anvil 331), which is held in the projecting [ootiof the frame 10 by means o[ the set-screw 40, a fixed stop 57 being provided to "positively limit the downward movement of the swinging head.

'By referring to l igsti and 7 it will he seen thatone earof the plunger is cut away to form a cam 4l,whicli will be engaged by the sliding stop 30 when the said stop is rocked with to provide for the passage of a:

the spindle, and will thus cause the withdrawal ol' the said stop away from the end of the holding rcst 25 against the resilient action of the spring 132, as shown in Fig. 8, thus-leaving the lacing-hook free from the sliding stop; but as it is desirable that the lacing-hook he firmly held in its position on the holdinga'est; 25, in order to prope'=l v engage with the anvil 39, I provide for that pnrposeasliding holder -12, which will hold the lacing'hook properly and will grip the same as the sliding stop 30 is being drawn away, such construction being shown in Figs. 4, 7, and R, as follows: Previded in the spindle 27 isagroove -13, adapted to receive the sliding holder 42, the forward end of which is hollowed out, as at 44,to correspond with the shape of the post of thelacing-hoolc. A spiral spring *5 rests with one end against the side of the collar 33 and with its opposite end against the head portion of the sliding holder 4;, thus tendingto force the end o[ the sliding holder either info contact; with the end oi. the holding-rest 25 or into engagement. with the post of the lacing-hook deposited upon the said rest in proper posi tion for setting. When the plunger 12 is being raised, the spindle 27 and swinging head 2' will be rocked, so as to carry the holdingrest 25 against the end of the raceway-track 22, and the sliding holder will be caused to move away from the end of the holding-rest 335 against the resilient; action of the spring 4.5 by means of a cam projection 46, (see Fi 7,) which is engaged by the shoulder-H of the sliding holder during the latter portion of its movement with the spindle 27, thus forming a passage for the descendinglacing-hook and allowing the same to come to a rest against the sliding stop 30, as shown in Fig. 1.

It; has been found in practiee'that when the inclined feed-track 20 is filled with lacinghoohs up to a point within the path of the edge o[ the feeding-receptacle 16 and the receptacle is caused to ascend, the lacinghook which is nearest to the opening 48 in the wall -.l.l, tin-(nigh which the feed-track is made to pass, is liable to be caught. between the upper edge of a side ol' the receptacle 16 and the upper edge of the opening 4S,whereby injury may be caused to the parts of the machine. I therefore providcaclearing mechanism, which consists of a linger 5i, secured to the outside of the wall 4!) by means of aserew 52, which passes through a slot; 53 in the said finger, so as to provide for a certain up-and-dowu movement, and to the lower end of the linger 5i is secured the frietion strap .1 l. The receptacle lo carries a rod 55, passing through the ward from the wall 18 forthe purpose of stcadying the said receptacle, and also to serve as stops for the said friction-strap 54, which is preferably lined with leather or other similar l'rictional material and held on the rod 55, so upward movement of the receptacle and downward with the initial downward movement-0E ears 56,'whieh extend out-.

as to move upward with the initial the same until it strikes one or the other of moving feeding reccptacle at the inner ger willserve to allow tlu:

the ears 56, as the case may be, upon which engagement the friction-strap 5i and the attached clearer-finger 55 to slide through and upon the initial upward movementof the receptacle the clearer-finger will operate to at which all liability of injurious engagement, as above mentioned, will he obviated.

The holding-rest 25 is preferably provided at its forward edge with a projecting spur 50, which serves to enter the cavity sometimes formed at the inner side of the post of a lacing-hook; but the same may be made without the said spur when the lacing-hooks are ofa different construction.

'lhe feed-receptacle, it will be seen, performs a. twofold function, in that 'it not only acts as a feeder, but also as a hopper for holding the mass of hooks.

I claim as my in ventioni. In combination with the setting mechanism, a guiding-wall, a feed-receptacle arranged to move vertically along saidwall at a slight distance therefrom and having an open side adjacent to the guidingwall, and a feed-track located between the open side of the receptacle and thc guiding-wait and extending parallel to the latter at a slight distance therefrom, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the upwardly.-

side of a perforated wall and. the inclined feedtrack held in front of said receptacle and one tending through the perforation in the said wall, of the frictionally-opcrated clearingfinger arranged at the cute side of the wall and adapted for a limited upward movement with the initial upward movement of the fceding-receptacle to prevent a lacing-hook from being caught between the edge of the upwardly-moving fecding-reccptaelo and the edge of the perforation in. the Wall, substantially as described.

The combination, with theinelincd feedtrack, of the reciproeatod plunger provided with a raceway-track extending lengthwise of. the plunger and which at the downward position ot' the plunger serves as a stop to prevent the end lacing-hook from leaving the feed-track, cess, which at the upper position of the plunsaid lacing-hook to pass from the teed-track to the raceway-track, substantially described.

d. The eoinbination,with the inclined feedtracit, of the reciprocating plunger provided with the stop for separating the end lacinghook from the others on the feed-track, and

51 will remain station ary, butwill allow the rod and complete its movementin that direction,

and having an intermediate rcwith a raceway-track, which at the downward position of the plunger'serves as astop to prevent the end lacing-hook from'leaving the feed-track, and having an iutermediate.re- 'cess, which at the upper position of the plunger will serve to allow the said lacing-hook to pass from the teed-track to the racewaytrack below the recess, substantially as described.

5. The reciprocating plunger provided with a raceva -traelt extending longitudinally of the plunger, and with the attached swinging head having a holding-rest, which at its up weirdly-turned position forms a continuation of the raceway-track, and having a springoperated stop which' serves to prevent the lacing-hook from escaping downward from the holdingrest uponthe descent of the said hook from the raceway-track, substantially as described.

6. In combination with feeding mechanism, a reciprocating plunger, a raceway'to lead the hooksto the plunger end, a swinging head to receive the hooks and turn them into setting position, and a sliding stop to limit the downward movement of the lacinghook, the said raceway, swinging head, and sliding stop being carried by the plunger in its reciprocations, substantially as described.

7. The re'ciprocated plunger provided with the raceway-truck extending longitudinally of the plunger, and with theattached swinging head adapted to receive a lacing-l1ook from the raeoway-track and provided with a sliding stop, which serves to limitthe downward movement of the lacing-hook on; its descent from the raceway-track to the holding-rest of the swinging head, and a sliding holder adapted to retain the lacing-hook in position upon the holding-rest while the lacing-hook is being turned to its setting position, substantiall y as described.

8. The combination, with the plunger providcd with the swinging head, of the toothed lever attached to the plunger and engaging with the swinging head, whereby upon the engagement of the said lever with a fixed pin on. the upward movement of the plunger the said head will be turned-,in one direction and at the downward movement of the plunwill be turned in the opposite direction, substantially as described. f

9. The combination, with the plunger, of" the swinging head provided, with the holding-rest having a projcctionivhich is adapted to enter a recess in the post of the lacinghook and the holder adapted to retain the lacing-hook in position upon the holding-rest, substantially as described.

I WILLIAM IIALKYARI).

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